Hello my lovelies! I would like to post a blog update about the Divergent makeup kit which came out in in February 2014 in anticipation of the Divergent premiere that was in March. Since Insurgent is coming out March 2015, I wanted to post about how much I absolutely love this kit.
This kit comes with 4 mini lip glosses, 3 eye palettes, one face palette, and a dual ended brush (blush brush and tapered blending brush); it also comes with get-the-look cards for each palette.
First I wanted to talk about the design of the box. It is probably because of the box that this is one of the most coveted makeup items in my collection. The box is huge, and features the iconic Ferris wheel from one of the high points of the movie. It says DIVERGENT along the side where it opens and there is a slit across DIVERGENT in which the box opens. Upon opening the box, there is a black imprint of the Ferris wheel covering the top side of the flap. There is a square in the middle, containing the Get the look cards.
The get the look cards contain 6 looks on 3 cards, one for each faction. I would like to point out that while there are 5 factions, the ones featured in the kit are Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless, all of which Tris' aptitude test qualifies her for. While I would have liked to see what the Candor and Amity palettes would I have looked like, it makes sense that these are the 3 factions Tris fits into and AKA what makes her Divergent. Each card contains a Day and Night look for the selected faction. I would like to point out that the Abnegation Night look does require using the bronzer from the face palette as an eyeshadow, suggesting the face colors can also be used on the eyes. They even give an illustration on a drawing of Tris of how the final look would turn out.
Next, I would like to give my opinion on the dual ended brush. One side is for the face, an angled brush for blush, contour, and highlighting. DIVERGENT is printed on the middle of the brush. The other end of the brush tapers on both ends to a fine tip, which makes it a perfect blending brush.
Next comes the lip glosses. They are styled much like Hourglass lip glosses. They smell slightly of peppermint, and are not very pigmented at all. But they are a nice shine and slight touch of color, perfect for enhancing lip sticks of similar colors. Supreme Ritual is the most nude and neutral color of them all. It is a white touched slightly with pink. It comes off as a lightest of pinks. The next color is Temptation's Choice, which is a orange-toned pink, and the one 'sparkly' color of the bunch. Sparkle doesn't show up on the lips though, just makes it look shiny. Natural Virtue is another pink neutral, but a deeper shade of pink. Fear Not is the darkest color of them all, it is a light version of a fuchsia.
The 4 palettes, which are the same size, are designed to make the picture of the Ferris wheel. The slight different angle of where each palette is placed makes the design even more desirable.
The face palette, which is part 1/4 of the Ferris wheel. Obscure Coral is the more pigmented of the two blush colors, and is a color similar to Bella Bamba by Benefit. Misty Rose is much less pigmented, and is a neutral pink. Gleaming Pearl is the white shimmery highlight of the palette and gives a yellow glow. Intelligent bronze is the matte bronzer that is a milk chocolate color.
The second palette, which is part 2/4 of the Ferris wheel and the first eye palette, is the Erudite eye palette. Erudite are smart, and value intelligence over everything. The first color is Humble Sheen, a deep white, pale-skin shade. Each of these shades are incredibly soft. The second color is Peaceful Shimmer, A gold-toned peach shimmer shade. The third shade is Radiant Intiation, a matte neutral brown-toned gray. The fourth color is called Burnt Mahogany, which is a brown-toned purple shade. The final shade is a High Gloss Transforming Eyeshadow in the shade Transform. This is a glitter eyeshadow to overlay on looks, it is transparent when applied dry, and opaque when applied wet.
Each of the three eye palettes come with a High Gloss Transforming Eyeshadow. Each singular eyeshadow from the three palettes are able to detach from the palette, and you can switch it to whichever palette you choose. There is a metal-colored label DIVERGENT on each of the palettes, and each of the palettes split at the slash through DIVERGENT. They come off and attach with a simple click-lock..
The second eye palette, part 3/4 of the Ferris wheel, is the Dauntless Eye palette. The first shade is called Serene Vanilla, a pretty white shade. The second color is Erudite Sapphire, a nice medium blue shade. The third is called Abnegation Stone, a gray-toned light brown shade. The fourth shade is called Dauntless Ink, a matte black. The Transform shade in this palette is called Diverge, and appears to be a green shimmer shade, but is in fact a black shade with green shimmer.
The last palette, which completes the Ferris wheel depiction. The first shade is called Altruistic Almond, and is a deep white shade. The next color is Golden Honesty, a light shimmer golden color. The third is called Intrepid Moss, is a shimmer olive-toned green shade. Bold espresso is a chocolate shade. The Transform color in this palette is called Choose, and is a medium white shade of shimmer.
All of the palettes come with a mirror :)
Hope you enjoyed! xx, Tris
